Put 17" AEV Pintlers with 32" Duratracs on my new Sahara 2010 Unlimited last April. I use the Jeep as a DD 99% of the time, the rest is forest service type roads for camping, etc. No real off-road use (I know, heresy).

Anyway, I chose the Duratracs because I had read nothing but positive reviews on the Jeep forums, I love how they look, and Goodyear gave them a good snow rating.

I've had them for 8K miles now and I'm a bit frustrated with them. Discount Tire can't get them balanced, despite repeated attempts, including road force/dynamic balancing. They swapped one tire for a new one at my 5K rotation because it "failed" their balancing attempts. Prior to that, I had a terrible steering wheel shimmy at 55 mph. After repeated balancing attempts and replacement of the tire, the 55 mph shimmy was eliminated but now I have a (slighter) vibration at 43 mph! DT is basically saying that this is the nature of the beast with an aggressive tire like the Duratrac.

Secondly, the tire noise on concrete highways is pretty significant! I knew there would be some tire hum, and I know this is subjective, but it's much louder than I was expecting. Enough to be annoying.

At this point, DT is willing to take them back for 50% credit toward a new set of AT tires. Because of the cyber monday rebates, I placed an order for a set of Michelin LTX AT2s. Certainly not the look of the Duratracs, but I'm hoping they will perform better for mostly on-road use.

I have until the weekend to cancel if I change my mind. Just thought I'd throw this out there to see if anyone has had similar experiences.

Thanks,
Steve

 

Personally, I would keep them versus burning 50% of what you paid unless you 100% cannot live with it till they run out.

 

Hey, thanks for the feedback. I was starting to wonder if the Duratrac had been blessed by the tire gods. I guess not.

I'm sure anything from Michelin will be a much better tire for your described use.

 

BFG T/A KO.. Good aggressive AT, road noise is low, and they balance great!

 

X2 on Tgoods feedback. I have those. Outstanding for DD use. Wear like iron. If snow is a requirement though, I can't help. Snow doesn't come to S Tx.

 

Snow isnt/wasnt a problem for me. I lived in central WI for a while and these tires did great in 1 inch to 1.5 feet.

 

Yeah, that would be the smart thing to do. I am mostly concerned about hating them even more in a year but getting next to nothing from DT for them.

 

That's a yes on the BFG TA KO's. I have never had a bad one yet, and I run them on my JK and on a truck.

 

You can try selling them on the forum here. Not sure how much you would get but people love those tires, They would prolly sell quick.

 

Wow, Shitty luck man. I've only got mine balanced on the back of the wheel but no issues here. Hope whatever you do works out for you.